Maksym and his brother Denys Pashanin — who, according to Tschogl, also occupies the condo — are the principals behind Kilobite Inc., which ran the successful Kickstarter campaign for Confederate Express, a zombie game. Instead of delivering the game, they launched another campaign seeking $25,000 for a different game.

People who backed the game on Kickstarter are furious and asking for their money back.

“He may squat again but he won’t scam again,” wrote one Kickstarter backer in response to the post. “This guy is tainted for life. Hope Kickstarter shuts down his other con and kicks the scumbag parasite out.”

Another backer wrote: “Never in my life have I felt so betrayed and ashamed of having given money to someone.”

The saga has inspired many readers to turn amateur detective, including a sizable number who are floating the theory that there is just one brother and the other is no more real than Norman Bates’ mother. However, a YouTube video for the Kickstarter project shows two distinct, albeit very similar appearing, men promoting it.